Post your knives!
 

Here is my modest knife collection. ;)

Folders (my Benchmade AFCK and CUDA Maxx aren't pictured):
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/9c23ee49.jpg

My fixed blades, including the Trace Rinaldi "Enigma" as featured in American Handgunner and a handmade Criswell 28" katana:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/9d94d847.jpg

Finally, what is soon to be the flagship of my collection, R.W. Clark's first folding knife:

Open:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/758b45dd.JPG

Closed:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/69283d2f.JPG

Top View:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/e0f6d940.JPG

With new black-lipped mother-of-pearl thumbstud inlay:
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/08...u/6c105458.JPG

A bargain at only $500! :eek:

Anyone?

nice knives, i don't have a collection, but i can still appreciate yours from hours of watching the knife show on the late night home shopping network, often the best show on without cable

quick question, not to threadjack, but can butterfly knives be bought legally in other states? i believe california has laws against it, but i really enjoyed playing with one when i was younger.

Nice collection you got going there!

curbserved:

Depends on the state.

I can buy one in Colorado.

The govt. banned imported butterflies, so they just started making them in America.

The depends on the state. California doesn't actually have a law banning balisongs, but case law is showing that a balisong will be considered a "gravity knife" and is therefore illegal.

just one question, isn't that a black TI coated AFCK 4th from the top in the benchmade rack?

That is actually a Mini-AFCK in M2 tool steel, model 814HS.

Well, my R.W. Clark folder should be up at the BAKCA show getting judged for the Best Utility Folder award...wish me luck! :D

I am so jealous of you. I wish I had that many pretty sharp things. I only have 3 at this point., but they are nice ones. I just can't remember the names of them. I know I have one Benchmade folder, one Emerson folder, and one CRKT Straight blade diving knife. I love the pointy stabbies.

Veritas en Lux!
Jimmy The Hutt

Describe the Benchmade and the Emerson.

Nice collection. Except for the "Katana"

I wouldnt consider it a Katana. Its an insult to the term "Katana"

1. The tsuba appears to be a part of the blade.

2. It does not appear to be forge-folded, as it does not posess a hamon.

3. Its not curved enough

4. Its ugly =/

See real katana:

http://bugei.com/images_products/344_big.jpg

Sorry, I'm somewhat of a japanese sword enthusiast =p Nice knife collection though.

1. True, it is. The entire katana is one piece and can't be disassembled, but for this design you would never need to.

2. It is not folded. It is ground from A2 tool steel and differentially hardened (just like a traditional katana) to 60-61RC on the edge and 56-58RC on the spine, it just doesn't show a visible hamon. It is also hollow ground.

FYI, a blade does not have to be folded to have a hamon.

3. I believe it is curved properly. It is only a 28" katana. Plus, that picture is at a bad angle.

4. That is all relative. ;)


Just curious, do you actually own a Bugei? What about a Chen/Hanwei?

Personally, while the Criswell is not a "traditional" katana, it is probably one of the highest performance asian style blades available today. It has been reported that a Criswell katana has cut clean through the barrel of an M16. The edge was damaged, but that is still a very impressive feat! Plus, it is actually cheap enough that most anyone can afford them. IIRC it is about the same price as a Paul Chen Practical Plus. If you ask me, it is quite a bargain.

Yeah, I used to own a Bugei katana, but I had to sell it, along with a shinto-era wakizashi (with NBTHK papers) =( Needed cash for some work on my car after I lost my job. Still practice with my bokken every day though.

Also, what are the two large knives below the katana called? I used to know...Seem to have forgotton, but have always loved the look of those, though I'm not sure how practical they are =)

The two large knives are khukuris. From Himalayan Imports:
http://www.himalayan-imports.com/

The one on top is a 20 inch Ang Khola (forward balanced chopper) made by Sher Bahadur Bishwakarma of BirGorkha in Nepal. The bottom one is a British Army Service model also made by Sher, 15 inches long, designed for general purpose and combat.

They are both very functional tools, and could serve as excellent weapons if needed.

thanks for the responses

i have 2 original boy scout knives made in the 50s anyone elese got one.mine are in great shape.